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Bernice Segal, 59, a Professor of Chemistry

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April 11, 1989, Page 00012 The New York Times Archives

Bernice Segal, a former chairwoman of the chemistry department at Barnard College, died of breast cancer Sunday at her home in Tenafly, N.J. She was 59 years old. Professor Segal, who was born in Brooklyn, was a summa cum laude graduate of Radcliffe College and received her master's and doctoral degrees from Columbia University. She joined Barnard in 1958 and was chairwoman of the chemistry department from 1973 to 1983 and again from 1986 to 1987.

Professor Segal, a researcher as well as a teacher, was the author of the textbook ''Chemistry: Experiment and Theory,'' published in 1985.

She is survived by her husband, Norman; a daughter, Elizabeth, of Manhattan; a son, Daniel, of Claremont, Calif.; her father, Louis Ginsberg of Brooklyn, and a granddaughter.

A version of this obituary appears in print on April 11, 1989, on Page B00012 of the National edition with the headline: Bernice Segal, 59, a Professor of Chemistry. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe